According to The Daily Star Sunday, Honey actually won the phone vote with her Staying Alive performance during last week’s show, sparking fears she could win the competition.

A source told the newspaper: “Simon’s trying to put a brave face on it for the cameras saying how she has won him over. But despite the bravado, he knows it would be disastrous for the show if she won.”

The insider added: “X Factor bosses know Honey is TV gold so they want her to go all the way to the final. But the last thing they want is for her to actually win it. The worry is they’ve now created an unstoppable machine which could go all the way.”

Simon is said to be worried about what Honey G winning the show would do to its reputation

The ‘rapper’ performed a mash up of It’s Like That / Getting Jiggy With It – which included her very own music video to start the performance.

The excessive production didn’t go unnoticed though and Nicole Scherzinger couldn’t help pointing it out saying: “Production be on steroids.”

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She also admitted that she was getting a little tired of the act, telling her: “Towards the end I started tot think am I seeing the same thing week after week.”

The other judges couldn’t get enough though and Louis gushed: “Every week I cannot wait to see what you do. You rehearse all day, every day. You rehearse more than anyone else. You deserve a place on the show.”

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While Simon shocked viewers at home by telling her: “A lot of people have called me this week and asking are you judging her based on talent, maybe it’s time for a reality check. Here’s the truth. I love you. I don’t know why. You are infectious.

“Is it the best thing I have ever heard? No? do I look forward to you coming back? Yes. It’s time to rip up the rule book.”